Day 9
13 July 2022 | Pacific Ocean
Rodney
We did 172 miles over the last 24 hours and are now 889 from Kaneohe. We crossed the halfway point to Hawaii, so per the ancient seafarer tradition we
had a party! Thanks to Tony for providing the ancient details that must be followed for such a special event. Since this was the first passage for one of our
crew, protocol was followed, and the virgin made a sacrifice to King Neptune. The crew and captain then celebrated with champagne and other party
favors.
We had a really nice night of sailing. It started blowing 25 knots at 10pm, so we switched to our heavy air spinnaker. The full moon we blazing in the night
sky as squalls passed to the west of us. Then we were treated to a rare moonbow! it was really cool. The wind started to moderate at 2am so we changed
back to our light air spinnaker. We carry 7 spinnakers for the race, and have already used 4 of them.
We are approximately 5 days away from our destination, so we do a lot of inventory. The water is holding up well as we switched to our last tank. Ted has
determined we each get 4 sheets of toilet paper per day. Ian says we get 5 ice cubes per day. Tough times require tough measures.
Lunch today is roast beef with cheddar cheese on wheat, with a little horseradish....yum
Cheers,
Capt Rod